Freshwater Ecologist — River Restoration & Monitoring

Stantec; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Competitive salary

Professional development

Job summary

Stantec is expanding its Freshwater Aquatic Ecology team in the UK and Ireland, seeking aquatic ecologists across all grades from Consultant to Senior Principal. You will work on nationally significant projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues to protect and restore freshwater environments.

The role offers opportunities to influence technical capability, mentoring, and service development while contributing to the delivery of projects across the UK and Ireland.

Qualifications

• A degree in Aquatic Ecology or related discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. CIEEM, IFM or CIWEM).
• Experience undertaking freshwater ecological surveys and assessments.
• Knowledge of environmental legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience in freshwater ecology areas such as fish, macrophytes, macroinvertebrates, diatoms.
• Ability to communicate scientific information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Strategic water resource and drought resilience schemes.
• River restoration and nature recovery initiatives.
• Fisheries and fish passage assessments.
• Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessments.
• Freshwater ecological monitoring programmes.
• EcIA, EIA and Environmental Statement inputs.

Skills

Aquatic ecology

Field surveys

Water quality assessment

Technical reporting

Communication skills

Project delivery

Education

Degree in Aquatic Ecology

Tools

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Job description

Stantec is expanding its Freshwater Aquatic Ecology team in the UK and Ireland, seeking aquatic ecologists across all grades from Consultant to Senior Principal. You will work on nationally significant projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues to protect and restore freshwater environments.

The role offers opportunities to influence technical capability, mentoring, and service development while contributing to the delivery of projects across the UK and Ireland.